Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng
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Avoid important life events during unlucky times
Examples
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng” mean?
Avoid important life events during unlucky times Literally: three, six, seven, nine are kim lâu, build house, marry wife, buy water buffalo then don't
Is “Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng” formal or informal?
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